Gracie O'Connell
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Abington, Mass.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Abington
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- Major:
- Radiation Science and Therapy
Bio
• Also a member of Suffolk's women's indoor track & field team
PERSONAL RECORDS
Discus: 27.27, at Sean Collier Invitational, April 19-20, 2024
Hammer Throw: 35.54m, at Sean Collier Invitational, April 19-20, 2024
Javelin: 29.37m, at Snowflake Classic, March 30, 2024
Shot Put: 8.34m, at Monks Track & Field Invitational, April 16, 2022
JUNIOR • 2024
Captain ... Finished 10th in the hammer throw (34.41m) and javelin (29.37m) at the Snowflake Classic (March 30) ... Runner-up in the hammer throw (34.11m) and took 11th in the discus (25.73m) at the Regis Spring Classic (April 8) ... Competed in the discus (27.27m) and hammer throw (35.54m) at the Sean Collier Invitational (April 19-20) .... Heaved the hammer throw 32.12 meters, good for sixth, and the discus 26.95 meters at the CCC Championship (April 25-27).
SOPHOMORE • 2023
All-CCC Third-Team (Hammer Throw) ... Competed in the discus (23.80), hammer (29.74) and javelin (25.07) at the BSU Bears Invitational (March 25) ... Participated in hammer (30.34), javelin (19.96) and discus (20.35) a the Tufts Snowflake Classic (April 1) ... Finished ninth in the hammer (30.21) and battled in the discus (23.38) and javelin (19.99) at the Jim Sheehan Memorial Invite (April 8) ... Threw the shot put (8.06), discus (25.73), hammer (31.45) and javelin (23.45) at the Sean Collier Invitational (April 22) ... Took third in the hammer (32.19), 17th in the discus (24.53) and 18th in the shot put (8.03) at the CCC Championship (April 29).
FRESHMAN • 2022
Made her outdoor debut in the discus (25.77) and hammer throw (25.43) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic (April 2) ... Had top-10 finishes in the javelin (25.23), discus (25.17) and hammer throw (24.56) at the Regis Spring Classic (April 8) ... Claimed fourth in the javelin (26.69) and participated in the shot put (7.65) and discus (21.69) at the Gordon Invitational (April 9) ... Competed in the javelin (24.07), discus (23.66) and shot put (8.34) at the Monks Track & Field Invitational (April 16) ... Tossed the javelin (25.41) and hammer throw (22.87) at the Sean Collier Invitational (April 23) ... Placed fifth in the hammer throw (24.83) at the CCC Championships and competed in the shot put (8.12), discus (22.75) and javelin (22.43) (April 30).
ACADEMICS
Two-time CCC Winter/Spring All-Academic (2022-23, 2023-24) ... Two-time member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club (Fall 2021, Spring 2022) ... Six-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • ABINGTON
Letterwinner at Abington and captained the team as a senior ... Helped Abington to the 2021 South Shore League Championship ... 2021 State Relay Javelin Champion ... Finished second at 2021 state relays in the discus ... Placed sixth in the shot put state relays in 2020 ... Took sixth at the MIAA State Divisional Meet ... 2019 South Shore Discus Champion ... South Shore League All-Star in 2019 ... Also lettered in basketball and captained the team as a senior ... South Shore League All-Star in 2021 ... Brockton Enterprise All-Scholastic in 2021 ... Two-year member of National Honor society and served as Vice President as a senior ... Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) President as a senior ... Two-term SAAC Treasurer ... Student Council Vice President as a senior ... Four-year member of Student Council ... MIAA ambassador as a senior ... Four-year member of Peer leaders and Unified Sports.
News mentions
Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field started its quest for the 2024 Commonwealth Coast Conference crown Friday at Portsmouth High School as seven Rams competed in three events.
Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field put a runner-up finish together at the 2024 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championships.
Outdoor Track & Field Chases CCC Championship this Week
Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field competed for the final time before the 2024 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championships over the weekend at MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational. Nine Rams rewrote their personal records, one program record fell and one clinched her spot at NCAA Division III New England regionals at the Henry G. Stein Brenner Track.
Suffolk men’s and women’s outdoor track & field has its final prep before the conference championship this weekend at MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational. Action gets underway Saturday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m.
After having its weekend cancelled due to inclement weather, Suffolk outdoor track & field is back in action Monday, April 7 at the Regis Spring Classic.
Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field captured first at the Regis Spring Classic Monday.
Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field got its 2024 season underway Saturday at the Tufts Snowflake Classic at the Dussault Track. The Rams finished 17th in the 20-team field.
Suffolk men’s and women’s outdoor track & field has two events on its weekend docket – the Tufts Snowflake Classic and the UMass Lowell Invitational. Both meets are scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m.
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